Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26222858-20150917141812/@comment-25869229-20150921173504

Okay, fine. I have one. And it's about Nero and the Yamato.

So, as we know, Nero acquires the Yamato on his way to HQ, but the weird thing is HOW he devil triggered? Some people say Vergil's spirit is inside the Yamato, some people say Vergil's spirit is inside the Devil Bringer. So here's what I say: Since the Deadly Fortune novel (That may possibly be uncanon), Nero was wounded by a demon, which transformed his arm into the Devil Bringer, so I'll believe it, and uncheck the 'Vergil inside the Devil Bringer' theory. Some people say Vergil's spirit is inside the Yamato, and granted Nero the ability to Devil Trigger for unknown reasons, but since Vergil's devil trigger changes whenever he equips the Beowulf (Note that Dante's doesn't), I'll just uncheck that. So my theory? Since Beowulf grants the wearer a Devil Trigger depending on who he is (Note Dante and Vergil's different Beowulf Devil Triggers), what if the character that appears behind Nero is the Yamato devil trigger, and not Nero's own? You see, when Dante matured, he unlocked his own Devil Trigger, and negated any other weapon's. Since Nero has not reached his limits, could it be possible that there are D.T phases? I mean, first there's a spiritual manifestation that appears behind the character, then there's the Devil Arm's D.T that transforms you into the character, then your own personal D.T, and finally your Majin form.

TL;DR What if Nero has only unlocked the Yamato's first D.T phase?